WootBot

Haywood Vineyards is known for single vineyard Zins, but that's not all they make. For example, one time owner Peter Haywood made eggs for breakfast, and they were really good eggs! But did you hear about THAT on the news? No! Imagine what else they're covering up! Long story short: try these wines. They'll impress you.Haywood Winery official site

-il CesareSole Absolute Triple
Exalted High Tastemaster Supreme
“In the entire world there are only a few sounds that bring joy to all but the most jaded. One is the murmur of a kitten purring. Another is the thwack of a well-pitched baseball hitting a perfectly swung bat. And the third is the pop of a cork being pulled from a bottle of wine.” —George Taber

ScottHarveyWines

I have always enjoyed Peter Haywood's wines. He is the only Zinfandel winemaker I know that does selective bunch selection during harvest. This means he has to go through and do multiple harvests on the same vineyard. This creates a more even ripness with each fermentation. I'm in.

Winedavid39

ScottHarveyWines wrote:I have always enjoyed Peter Haywood's wines. He is the only Zinfandel winemaker I know that does selective bunch selection during harvest. This means he has to go through and do multiple harvests on the same vineyard. This creates a more even ripness with each fermentation. I'm in.

Right there with you Scott. Well crafted, not over the top. great terroir.

deckerbrian

I share your opinion on his Zins and I also like his Primitvo. I was wondering if you had tried the Cab Franc? I'm looking forward to trying it but would love to hear your opinion if you have one.

ScottHarveyWines wrote:I have always enjoyed Peter Haywood's wines. He is the only Zinfandel winemaker I know that does selective bunch selection during harvest. This means he has to go through and do multiple harvests on the same vineyard. This creates a more even ripness with each fermentation. I'm in.

deckerbrian

I share your opinion on his Zins and I also like his Primitvo. I was wondering if you had tried the Cab Franc? I'm looking forward to trying it but would love to hear your opinion if you have one.

ScottHarveyWines wrote:I have always enjoyed Peter Haywood's wines. He is the only Zinfandel winemaker I know that does selective bunch selection during harvest. This means he has to go through and do multiple harvests on the same vineyard. This creates a more even ripness with each fermentation. I'm in.

vaaccess

ScottHarveyWines wrote:I have always enjoyed Peter Haywood's wines. He is the only Zinfandel winemaker I know that does selective bunch selection during harvest. This means he has to go through and do multiple harvests on the same vineyard. This creates a more even ripness with each fermentation. I'm in.

That's a compelling recommendation.

That said, still looking for some thoughts/insight on his Cab Franc...Anyone???

Cesare

deckerbrian wrote:The mixed 4 pack on the sale has Los Chamizal Zin instead of the Cab Franc you list. I assume the sale event is correct?

Fixed

-il CesareSole Absolute Triple
Exalted High Tastemaster Supreme
“In the entire world there are only a few sounds that bring joy to all but the most jaded. One is the murmur of a kitten purring. Another is the thwack of a well-pitched baseball hitting a perfectly swung bat. And the third is the pop of a cork being pulled from a bottle of wine.” —George Taber

ScottHarveyWines

deckerbrian wrote:I share your opinion on his Zins and I also like his Primitvo. I was wondering if you had tried the Cab Franc? I'm looking forward to trying it but would love to hear your opinion if you have one.

I haven't tried the Cab Franc. Knowing Peter's other wines I would expect it to be good.

pchaywood

The 2008 Cab Franc is 100% and more round on the palate, typical of the 2008 vintage, allowing for the pure expression of that grape. I felt it could stand alone.
The 2007 Cab Franc is a bigger, tighter wine with 20% Cab Sauv in the mix as a more typical blend.

deckerbrian

deckerbrian

Opened a Cab Franc to have with a grilled ribeye last night. VERY good. Nice dark color. Intense fruit flavor. Very complex with a long but subtle finish. Among the best I've had. Cab Franc is one of my new favorite varietals and this is a great example.

Woot.com is operated by Woot Services LLC.
Products on Woot.com are sold by Woot, Inc., other than items on Wine.Woot which are sold by the seller specified on the product detail page.
Product narratives are for entertainment purposes and frequently employ
literary point of view;
the narratives do not express Woot's editorial opinion.
Aside from literary abuse, your use of this site also subjects you to Woot's
terms of use
and
privacy policy.
Woot may designate a user comment as a Quality Post, but that doesn't mean we agree with or guarantee anything said or linked to in that post.